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Factbox-Iraq’s competing Shi’ite groups
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shi’ite Muslim political and paramilitary groups are escalating a tense political standoff which many Iraqis worry could lead to new...
Timeline of events: 20 years since U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBAGHDAD (AP) — It’s been 20 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began. Here are some key dates...
Factbox-Who has run Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was designed to pave the way for a thriving democracy but the mostly...
Iraq's Sadr: from outlaw to top politician
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPopulist Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr went from a mercurial outlaw wanted dead or alive during the U.S. occupation to a kingmaker in politics...
Explainer: What's driving the power struggle in Iraq?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA power struggle in Iraq between the influential Shi'ite cleric Moqtada Sadr and Iran-backed Shi'ite...
Now Is Not the Time to Hinder Our Intelligence-Gathering Capabilities
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn an effort to disrupt Sunni insurgents and Shia militias in Baghdad, Iraq, U.S. Army soldiers from...
On This Day, Aug. 19: U.N. rep. to Iraq Sergio Vieira de Mello killed
United Press International via Yahoo News· 10 months agoUnited Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan (R) chats on July 29, 2002, with Sergio Vieira de Mello...
20 years after U.S. invasion, young Iraqis see signs of hope
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIraq 's capital today is throbbing with life and a sense of renewal, its residents enjoying a rare,...
Chuck Todd: The missing ingredient to win the 2024 election — a mea culpa
NBC News via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoFor as long as I’ve covered politics, the “hold your nose and vote” trope has been a staple in the...
Analysis-Iraq's mercurial Moqtada Sadr risks isolation with political retreat
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMoqtada al-Sadr, the Muslim Shi'ite cleric who dominated Iraqi politics for two decades, seems...